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by Mike Ehlert
Mon Aug 29, 2016 12:47 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Can I Use a Tap to Enlarge a Female Thread 15 Thousandths?
Replies: 15
Views: 4640

Re: Can I Use a Tap to Enlarge a Female Thread 15 Thousandth

Rule of thumb for tapered pipe taps is to tap until five full threads remain above the part. That should provide the proper depth/diameter combination, although one is well served to have a test piece to determine just where to stop tapping. That's assuming one does not possess a plug gauge, which ...
by Mike Ehlert
Tue Aug 23, 2016 2:31 pm
Forum: Lathes
Topic: Lathe lubrication
Replies: 20
Views: 11050

Re: Lathe lubrication

I am interested to see any information.
by Mike Ehlert
Tue Jul 26, 2016 10:08 pm
Forum: Riding Scale Railroading
Topic: Erskine Tramway
Replies: 333
Views: 266763

Re: Erskine Tramway

Erskine Tramway wrote:Hi Folks........
In any event, for your interest, a picture of the panel in the jig. And, I found the overhead view of the track plan.

Enjoy,

Mike
That is one monster project. Keep up the good work.
Mike
by Mike Ehlert
Sat Jul 16, 2016 10:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Grizzly cuts price over 50% on some SB mills
Replies: 17
Views: 3946

Re: Grizzly cuts price over 50% on some SB mills

Have wanted a mill, just because but.....
by Mike Ehlert
Fri Jul 08, 2016 8:29 pm
Forum: The Junk Drawer
Topic: Help me Open a Mailing Tube
Replies: 12
Views: 10028

Re: Help me Open a Mailing Tube

Sounds like some McMaster-Carr materials I have received. More $ in the packaging than the metals.
by Mike Ehlert
Wed Jun 22, 2016 6:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: AC motor brush resurfacing
Replies: 10
Views: 5668

Re: AC motor brush resurfacing

Worst I have seen. Did it once by wrapping emery paper on the commutator and rocking rotor back and forth.

If brushes too loose in their retainers this could happen. Vibration, out of round rotor ?
by Mike Ehlert
Sat Jun 11, 2016 12:29 pm
Forum: Milling Machines
Topic: Replacing one-shot tubing
Replies: 4
Views: 3447

Re: Replacing one-shot tubing

Pull them it is... well, sort of. I emailed H&W Machine and asked them the same question. They confirmed the tubing is pushed into the little ferrule set in the casting. Big thanks to them for the support. They won my business for the replacement parts. What I actually had to do was clamp my sm...